Patents by Inventor Christian Lynn Flowers

Christian Lynn Flowers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • MANAGING A CALL ON A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH AN EXTERNAL DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220353462
    Abstract: A communication system receives a request to establish a call between the communication system and a remote client device. The communication system sends a command to a television connected to the communication system that instructs the television to turn on and set its input source. The communication system requests a state of the television from the television. In response to receiving a response from the television indicating that the television configured for video output from the communication system, the communication system outputs video and audio received from the remote client device to the television, activates a camera of the communication system, and transmits video and audio from the communication system to the remote client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Joao Miguel Botto, Christian Lynn Flowers, Tomas Brennessl, Jennifer Nicole Irturk, Elliott Poppel
  • Systems, methods, and devices for managing a call on a communication system with an external display device
    Patent number: 11336863
    Abstract: A communication system receives a request to establish a call between the communication system and a remote client device. The communication system sends a command to a television connected to the communication system that instructs the television to turn on and set its input source. The communication system requests a state of the television from the television. In response to receiving a response from the television indicating that the television configured for video output from the communication system, the communication system outputs video and audio received from the remote client device to the television, activates a camera of the communication system, and transmits video and audio from the communication system to the remote client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Joao Miguel Botto, Christian Lynn Flowers, Tomas Brennessl, Jennifer Nicole Irturk, Elliott Poppel
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MANAGING A CALL ON A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH AN EXTERNAL DISPLAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210136324
    Abstract: A communication system receives a request to establish a call between the communication system and a remote client device. The communication system sends a command to a television connected to the communication system that instructs the television to turn on and set its input source. The communication system requests a state of the television from the television. In response to receiving a response from the television indicating that the television configured for video output from the communication system, the communication system outputs video and audio received from the remote client device to the television, activates a camera of the communication system, and transmits video and audio from the communication system to the remote client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Joao Miguel Botto, Christian Lynn Flowers, Tomas Brennessl, Jennifer Nicole Irturk, Elliott Poppel